In this SOILER HEAVY episode of Old Man Yelling at Star Trek, things go fully off the rails as I tear into Star Trek: Starfleet Academy – “Come Lets Away”, the cadets’ big away mission that somehow manages to miss the point of away missions entirely.
Exploration without tension. Danger without consequences. Decisions that would’ve gotten you vaporised or court-martialed in classic Trek, waved through here with a smile and a speech. What should have been a defining, character-shaping moment instead feels like a checklist exercise dressed up in Star Trek branding.
Expect relentless nitpicking, outright frustration, canon side-eye, and zero patience for shortcuts, soft stakes, or hollow speeches where actual sci-fi problem-solving should be. This is less “boldly going” and more “politely wandering.”
If you enjoy passionate criticism, old-school Trek standards, and watching someone slowly lose faith in Starfleet training protocols, buckle up. This one’s brutal.
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🛸 Away missions used to mean something.
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